Cucumbers

Tbe foHowing plan is reoommende( for rnising cucumberg: "Sink a flour barrel n the ground with a gimlct hole in eaoh stave, abou nino Lchea from the top ; fill it nearly to the top with well rotted manure ; - then put ín as inuch water as it will hole evory day, and at the same time etir il with a stroflg etick from bottom to top ; put in fresh ninnure about twice during tho season ; niako around this barrel, olosa up to it, eix bilis, in which plaDt the goed, and start them rapidly witb &ome fertilizor. If the striped bug sliould aiake iti appearui.ee, u-c piaster frcely orer tfco bilis and planta. These eix hills will probably produce more cucuinbora thaD twenty planted in the ordinary woy."